The NBA Thread

[jbissell]

Some really interesting performances yesterday between the Pacers (Mike Dunleavy is still alive!?!), Love, and Millsap/LeBron/Wade. Millsap hitting 3 3s in the last 30 sec of the game is nuts and absolutely unbelievable when you look at his 2-20 career mark.

[Pregnant Pause]

If you asked me to name a team that'd score 54 points in a quarter, I think the Pacers would be my 25th guess. 

[jbissell]

If you asked me to name a team that'd score 54 points in a quarter, I think the Pacers would be my 25th guess.

I didn't even realize that the only shot they missed that quarter was one at the buzzer.

This season has been pretty entertaining so far.

[dave from knoxville]

I am going all homers tonight.

Nuggets over Lakers by 3
Heat over Celtics by 4
Bulls over Warriors by 7

9 Miami Heat Home 43.3
11 Denver Nuggets Home 42.7
16 Los Angeles Lakers Away 39.7
17 Chicago Bulls Home 39.7
19 Boston Celtics Away 39.3
34 Golden State Warriors Away 32.8

[dave from knoxville]

I am going all homers tonight.

Nuggets over Lakers by 3
Heat over Celtics by 4
Bulls over Warriors by 7

9 Miami Heat Home 43.3
11 Denver Nuggets Home 42.7
16 Los Angeles Lakers Away 39.7
17 Chicago Bulls Home 39.7
19 Boston Celtics Away 39.3
34 Golden State Warriors Away 32.8

2 out of 3 won't win any awards, but at least the system got the first Lakers' loss right.

[Kid Pain]

Loved Paul Pierce's tweet last night

paulpierce34: It's been a pleasure to bring my talents to south beach now on to Memphis

[dave from knoxville]

And they call it OCD

Sacramento at Phoenix by 2
Clippers over Detroit by 3
Dallas over Philadelphia by 4
Utah at Atlanta by 4
Minnesota over the Knicks by 5
Washington over Charlotte by 10
Indiana vs Houston by 12
Portland at Oklahoma City by 16
Orlando over Toronto by 24

[jbissell]

Look what happens when Kevin Love gets real minutes.

[Gilly]

I am so happy right now. Wish I could have watched it, but it was radio only tonight here in MN. It's been a long time since the Wolves were the talk of the sports world for something positive. Love is the story but Beasley has become a go to guy and Johnson a solid #3. There is hope for die hard Wolves fans...

[dave from knoxville]

It's Monday. Is this starting to look like anything?

1 Orlando Magic Home 39.9
2 Los Angeles Lakers Home 36.4
3 New Orleans Hornets Home 32.6
4 Chicago Bulls Home 30.8
5 Denver Nuggets Home 30.7
6 Indiana Pacers Home 30.1
7 San Antonio Spurs Home 29.7
8 Utah Jazz Away 28.4
9 Golden State Warriors Home 28.4
10 Atlanta Hawks Away 28.3
11 Miami Heat Home 28
12 New Orleans Hornets Away 26.1
13 Dallas Mavericks Away 26.1
14 Boston Celtics Away 25.8
15 Portland Trailblazers Home 25.6
16 San Antonio Spurs Away 25.6
17 Boston Celtics Home 24.7
18 Milwaukee Bucks Home 24
19 Philadelphia 76ers Away 24
20 Dallas Mavericks Home 21.7
21 Minnesota Timberwolves Home 21.3
22 Portland Trailblazers Away 21
23 Miami Heat Away 20.8
24 Phoenix Suns Home 20.7
25 Milwaukee Bucks Away 20.5
26 Los Angeles Lakers Away 20.1
27 Denver Nuggets Away 20.1
28 New Jersey Nets Away 18.6
29 Golden State Warriors Away 18.5
30 Houston Rockets Away 17.9
31 Memphis Grizzlies Away 17.4
32 Washington Wizards Home 17.3
33 Memphis Grizzlies Home 17.1
34 Philadelphia 76ers Home 17.1
35 Detroit Pistons Home 16.8
36 Oklahoma City Thunder Home 16.5
37 Cleveland Cavaliers Away 16.4
38 Orlando Magic Away 16
39 Toronto Raptors Home 15.7
40 Charlotte Bobcats Home 15.5
41 Toronto Raptors Away 15.4
42 Utah Jazz Home 15.3
43 New York Knicks Away 15
44 Oklahoma City Thunder Away 15
45 New York Knicks Home 14.6
46 Sacramento Kings Away 14.6
47 Chicago Bulls Away 14.2
48 Charlotte Bobcats Away 14.1
49 Washington Wizards Away 13.7
50 Houston Rockets Home 13.6
51 Los Angeles Clippers Away 13.5
52 New Jersey Nets Home 13.4
53 Atlanta Hawks Home 13.3
54 Indiana Pacers Away 11.9
55 Cleveland Cavaliers Home 11.3
56 Detroit Pistons Away 10.4
57 Los Angeles Clippers Home 10.2
58 Sacramento Kings Home 7
59 Phoenix Suns Away 6.2
60 Minnesota Timberwolves Away 0

[Gilly]

Boston seems low, but I won't argue. Oklahoma City looks lost right now, so that's about right.  There was a lot of shakeup this offseason so teams are going to be starting slow and this probably won't look right for a few weeks. It's funny that OK City had the least turnover, with the most upside and they are the biggest mystery of all the teams playing.

[jbissell]

Boston seems low, but I won't argue. Oklahoma City looks lost right now, so that's about right.  There was a lot of shakeup this offseason so teams are going to be starting slow and this probably won't look right for a few weeks. It's funny that OK City had the least turnover, with the most upside and they are the biggest mystery of all the teams playing.

I don't know, I don't think they're that much of a mystery. Everyone's expectations for them this season seemed unreasonably high, especially for a young team that didn't make any significant changes and were insanely healthy last year. They still lack a solid big, though I don't get why Ibaka isn't getting more minutes because he's been pretty good so far. Their D has been pretty poor so far and that was one of the reasons they won 50 last year. Also, it looks like that Harden pick last year will hurt them. I can't imagine how awesome they'd be with Steph Curry.

[gravy boat]

Why do some teams have higher AWAY scores than HOME? It's math, right?

[dave from knoxville]

Why do some teams have higher AWAY scores than HOME? It's math, right?

Because they've done better so far this year on the road than at home? The best example is the Road Hawks, speaking of which

Here's my picks of the night, in order of my interest in the game.

Atlanta at Indiana by 1
Milwaukee over the Lakers by 4
Denver over New York by 13
Portland at Memphis by 6
Washington over Toronto by 5
Chicago at Houston by 1
Cleveland over Philadelphia by 2

[fonpr]

Dave's going to get four right.   Memphis will win.